Scott O'Hara
@scottohara.me
i work on things related to web accessibility. i'm probably reviewing your github issue/pr right now. i'll have thoughts.
Watching the local town zoning board meeting for reasons I don’t need to get into. But the current topic is how ducks are just better pets & that more duck pets should be allowed & why are there any other channels but this in tv? People arguing for the need for more duck pets. Tax dollars at work.
Are you a screen reader user who relies on F6 navigation? Maybe you have an opinion on navigating landmarks on web pages via a proposed `focuslandmark`? github.com/openui/open-... #HTML #accessibility #a11y
[focuslandmark] No declarative way to move keyboard focus between major page regions · Issue #1472 · openui/open-ui
Rich web apps are built from major regions — a ribbon, a navigation pane, a document canvas, a chat list, a composer, an assistant sidebar — much like native apps. Users want to jump between these ...
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How do I know the human race is doomed? Because the best we could think up for indicating a smoke alarm was close to losing its battery was having it make a noise that seems to come from all directions in the house so you never know which smoke alarm is chirping and oh my fucking god it’s 1:25 am
The 11th WebAIM Screen Reader Users Survey is open until 31 August: https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey11/ If you use a screen reader, it'll take about 10 minutes to contribute to the body of knowledge around screen readers, which ones are used, and how.
focusgroup has shipped in chromium 150! developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-... Its been a long time coming, glad to have been able to get this out the door! Also note that there polyfill ready to go: www.npmjs.com/package/@mic...
New in Chrome 150 | Blog | Chrome for Developers
CSS text-fit property, Focusgroup declarative keyboard navigation, and CSS background-clip border-area.
developer.chrome.com
mastodon.radio/@VE3RWJ/1168... WebAIM is inviting screen reader users to take part in Screen Reader User Survey #11. • Closes: 31 August 2026 • Duration: Approximately 5–10 minutes • Results published: September 2026 webaim.org/projects/scr... #a11Y #blind #accessibility
Chris Smart (@VE3RWJ@mastodon.radio)
#WebAIM are inviting people who use screen readers to take part in their Screen Reader User Survey #11. Their User Surveys are widely used across the web #accessibility field to inform development dec...
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steve talked to me i said things. they were mostly nonsense, but maybe you'd appreciate some of that? the photo used for steve's post befuddles me to this day
Steve Faulkner@stevefaulkner.eurosky.social · last mo.Welcome to the @scottohara.me show #a11y #accessibility #APIs #ux #ai #webStandards html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0...
Blink: Intent to Ship: aria-actions
Blink: Intent to Ship: aria-actions
Blink: Intent to Ship: aria-actions
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/me puts on ARIA WG hat, cracks knuckles, sits down in front of new CSS-Tricks article about ARIA. Oh. Ok then. This is pretty good. “The Siren Song of `ariaNotify()`” css-tricks.com/the-siren-so... #ARIA #accessibility #a11y
Icon-only options in a customizable <select> break three things: ❌️ users who don't recognize the icon have no help ❌️screen readers have nothing to announce ❌️browsers w/o support show an empty dropdown There's just 1 fix for all three cases: keep the text Learn more:
The golden rule of Customizable Select
Customizable select is coming to Safari 27.
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Here's some thoughts and feelings about needing to vibe code to do accessibility design work. ericwbailey.website/published/th...
The case for an accessibility designer vibe coding when all his coworkers are also vibe coding
Am I letting my own personal beliefs and biases affect the outcome I ultimately want?.
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NVDA 2026.2 Beta 3 is now available for testing! Download from www.nvaccess.org/post/nvda-20... Changes in Beta 3: - Can open Magnifier settings on secure screens - Fixed following focused cell in Excel - Improved Magnifier settings names & layout #NVDA #NVDAsr #Update #NewVersion #PreRelease
NV Access | NVDA 2026.2beta3 available for testing
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Hey you … yes YOU! If you were planning to submit a talk idea for Inclusive Design 24 #id24 in September, better hurry! The call for presentations closes this Sunday night (UTC) inclusivedesign24.org/2026/ #a11y #accessibility #inclusiveDesign
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
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had a very fruitful WCAG-EM 2 working session today with @stevefaulkner.eurosky.social and Jeroen at the Ministry, addressing the last issues, feedback, and comments. We're getting closer to Note publication!
At what point does toast with x spread or topping on it become an open face sandwich? Seems like arbitrary nonsense to me.
Happy Friday everyone. Here’s the game I’ve created for the month of May; keithcirkel.co.uk/wordnt. It’s a daily nonsense word puzzle, with a meta game: a quest for the best new made up word. Guess the made-up word of the day. Then define it. Upvote other definitions.
Wordn't
Guess the made-up word of the day. Then define it. A daily nonsense word puzzle.
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Everyone is trying to be fast in getting their AI product to market. And by going fast, it’s not only breaking things but making y’all look fucking foolish.
It used to be that I would need to argue with developers over what is required by aria / wcag Now I get to fight with LLMs that are parroting a11y best practices (or just common inaccurate a11y advice) at me that aren’t applicable for the context It’s Friday. Time to f right off
lol websites that put up a paywall overlay but don’t know shit about accessibility so I can use a screen reader to read all the content behind their would-be modal dialogs Again. Lol.
Roll up, roll up: call for papers is open!
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)@inclusivedesign24.bsky.social · 3mo agoHey #accessibility #a11y #inclusiveDesign folks: you still have until the end of this month (31 May 2026) to propose a presentations for this year's #id24 in September inclusivedesign24.org/2026/ Reminder: as it's a global event, we'd also be delighted to have talks in languages other than English.
"Maybe don't fuck with shit if you don't need to" - @scottohara.me Maybe the best design principle :)
I would submit that a gerrymander by politicians saying fuck the voters and one by voters saying fuck the politicians are two wholly different animals
Ari Berman@ariberman.bsky.social · 4mo agoSo much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out
The Accessibility Conformance Testing (ACT) Task Force has published its rules, letting you filter automated rules: www.w3.org/WAI/standard... It’s only partial coverage of 31% of SCs: adrianroselli.com/2025/04/auto... Automation is good, but limited. Understand those limits. #accessibility #a11y
Automated WCAG Testing Is Grrreat!
I’m a big fan of using automation in WCAG testing. I use bookmarklets, dev tools, browser features & reporting, and a pile of third-party products from assorted vendors. These save me time and effort,...
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When your experience of the web has only been visual, it's really easy to say that the underlying code doesn't matter.
Initial prototype of a `<toolbar>` element is coming along. Largely piggybacks off the focusgroup code so it's actually quite simple to do. Lots to discuss and tweak before it's finished but got to start somewhere.